EP0094255A3 - Maximum power capability blanket for nuclear reactors - Google Patents
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- EP0094255A3 EP0094255A3 EP83302661A EP83302661A EP0094255A3 EP 0094255 A3 EP0094255 A3 EP 0094255A3 EP 83302661 A EP83302661 A EP 83302661A EP 83302661 A EP83302661 A EP 83302661A EP 0094255 A3 EP0094255 A3 EP 0094255A3
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- blanket
- maximum power
- nuclear reactors
- power capability
- capability
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
- G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
- G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
- G21C3/326—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements comprising fuel elements of different composition; comprising, in addition to the fuel elements, other pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped elements, e.g. control rods, grid support rods, fertile rods, poison rods or dummy rods
- G21C3/328—Relative disposition of the elements in the bundle lattice
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
- G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
- G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
- Structure Of Emergency Protection For Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US377227 | 1982-05-11 | ||
US06/377,227 US4495136A (en) | 1982-05-11 | 1982-05-11 | Maximum power capability blanket for nuclear reactors |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0094255A2 EP0094255A2 (en) | 1983-11-16 |
EP0094255A3 true EP0094255A3 (en) | 1984-03-28 |
EP0094255B1 EP0094255B1 (en) | 1987-02-04 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP83302661A Expired EP0094255B1 (en) | 1982-05-11 | 1983-05-11 | Maximum power capability blanket for nuclear reactors |
Country Status (10)
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US (1) | US4495136A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0094255B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPS58204388A (en) |
KR (1) | KR910003801B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3369764D1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES8703036A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2526988B1 (en) |
IT (1) | IT1168705B (en) |
PH (1) | PH19974A (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA832863B (en) |
Families Citing this family (14)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2552921B1 (en) * | 1983-09-30 | 1985-12-27 | Framatome Sa | FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR A PRESSURE WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR |
FR2552920B1 (en) * | 1983-09-30 | 1985-12-27 | Framatome Sa | HEART FOR A PRESSURIZED NUCLEAR REACTOR |
US4759896A (en) * | 1984-10-31 | 1988-07-26 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Method and apparatus for improving flux reduction factors |
JPS61223582A (en) * | 1985-03-29 | 1986-10-04 | 株式会社日立製作所 | Fuel aggregate for nuclear reactor |
SE9502149D0 (en) * | 1995-06-14 | 1995-06-14 | Asea Atom Ab | Reactor core and boiler water reactor fuel cartridge |
EP1087406A1 (en) * | 1999-09-24 | 2001-03-28 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Fuel assembly comprising fuel rods for a boiling water reactor |
US7266481B2 (en) * | 2002-12-23 | 2007-09-04 | Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, Llc | Method, arrangement and computer program for determining standardized rod types for nuclear reactors |
FR2863097B1 (en) * | 2003-11-27 | 2008-05-02 | Framatome Anp | FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR PRESSURIZED WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR CONTAINING URANIUM ENRICHED WITHOUT PLUTONIUM. |
US8116423B2 (en) | 2007-12-26 | 2012-02-14 | Thorium Power, Inc. | Nuclear reactor (alternatives), fuel assembly of seed-blanket subassemblies for nuclear reactor (alternatives), and fuel element for fuel assembly |
KR101474864B1 (en) | 2007-12-26 | 2014-12-19 | 토륨 파워 인코포레이티드 | Nuclear reactor(variants), fuel assembly consisting of driver-breeding modules for a nuclear reactor(variants) and a fuel cell for a fuel assembly |
HUE027561T2 (en) * | 2008-12-25 | 2016-10-28 | Thorium Power Inc | Fuel assembly for a light-water nuclear reactor and light-water nuclear reactor |
US10170207B2 (en) | 2013-05-10 | 2019-01-01 | Thorium Power, Inc. | Fuel assembly |
US10192644B2 (en) | 2010-05-11 | 2019-01-29 | Lightbridge Corporation | Fuel assembly |
WO2011143172A1 (en) | 2010-05-11 | 2011-11-17 | Thorium Power, Inc. | Fuel assembly with metal fuel alloy kernel and method of manufacturing thereof |
Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1187332B (en) * | 1960-09-16 | 1965-02-18 | Interatom | Fuel element for nuclear reactors |
FR2213560A1 (en) * | 1973-01-05 | 1974-08-02 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | |
US3844886A (en) * | 1968-05-02 | 1974-10-29 | Gen Electric | Nuclear reactor utilizing plutonium in peripheral fuel assemblies |
Family Cites Families (13)
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US2841545A (en) * | 1954-06-15 | 1958-07-01 | Walter H Zinn | Power reactor |
US3151029A (en) * | 1963-11-15 | 1964-09-29 | Schwoerer Frank | Core assembly for a nuclear reactor |
US3285821A (en) * | 1965-09-16 | 1966-11-15 | James E Brubaker | Nuclear fuel module |
US3351532A (en) * | 1965-09-20 | 1967-11-07 | Jr Harry F Raab | Seed-blanket converter-recycle breeder reactor |
US3335060A (en) * | 1965-09-20 | 1967-08-08 | Richard L Diener | Seed-blanket neutronic reactor |
US3658643A (en) * | 1967-01-11 | 1972-04-25 | Siemens Ag | Fast-breeder nuclear reactor |
US3745069A (en) * | 1969-10-30 | 1973-07-10 | United Nuclear Corp | Fuel assemblies containing uo2 and puo2-uo2 for water cooled nuclear reactors |
US3671392A (en) * | 1971-03-15 | 1972-06-20 | Atomic Energy Commission | Light-water breeder reactor |
FR2135074B1 (en) * | 1971-05-05 | 1974-03-22 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | |
BE789401A (en) * | 1971-09-30 | 1973-01-15 | Gen Electric | ASSEMBLY OF FUEL BARS FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS |
US3957575A (en) * | 1974-04-16 | 1976-05-18 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Energy Research And Development Administration | Mechanical design of a light water breeder reactor |
US4123328A (en) * | 1976-09-15 | 1978-10-31 | Institute Of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council | Utilization of heavy elements in thermal and epithermal reactors |
US4235669A (en) * | 1978-03-30 | 1980-11-25 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy | Nuclear reactor composite fuel assembly |
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1982
- 1982-05-11 US US06/377,227 patent/US4495136A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1983
- 1983-04-22 ZA ZA832863A patent/ZA832863B/en unknown
- 1983-04-28 IT IT20822/83A patent/IT1168705B/en active
- 1983-05-05 PH PH28856A patent/PH19974A/en unknown
- 1983-05-09 FR FR8307735A patent/FR2526988B1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-05-09 ES ES522224A patent/ES8703036A1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-05-10 JP JP58080236A patent/JPS58204388A/en active Granted
- 1983-05-11 EP EP83302661A patent/EP0094255B1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-05-11 DE DE8383302661T patent/DE3369764D1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-05-11 KR KR1019830002022A patent/KR910003801B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1187332B (en) * | 1960-09-16 | 1965-02-18 | Interatom | Fuel element for nuclear reactors |
US3844886A (en) * | 1968-05-02 | 1974-10-29 | Gen Electric | Nuclear reactor utilizing plutonium in peripheral fuel assemblies |
FR2213560A1 (en) * | 1973-01-05 | 1974-08-02 | Westinghouse Electric Corp |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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ES522224A0 (en) | 1987-01-16 |
JPS58204388A (en) | 1983-11-29 |
FR2526988B1 (en) | 1986-03-28 |
KR840004602A (en) | 1984-10-22 |
ZA832863B (en) | 1984-07-25 |
IT1168705B (en) | 1987-05-20 |
DE3369764D1 (en) | 1987-03-12 |
ES8703036A1 (en) | 1987-01-16 |
US4495136A (en) | 1985-01-22 |
PH19974A (en) | 1986-08-26 |
FR2526988A1 (en) | 1983-11-18 |
EP0094255B1 (en) | 1987-02-04 |
IT8320822A1 (en) | 1984-10-28 |
IT8320822A0 (en) | 1983-04-28 |
JPS6365916B2 (en) | 1988-12-19 |
KR910003801B1 (en) | 1991-06-12 |
EP0094255A2 (en) | 1983-11-16 |
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